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Ask Slashdot: Where Can You Get a Good 3-Button Mouse Today?
guises writes Ever since mouse wheels were introduced the middle mouse button has been sidelined to an inadequate click-wheel function, or in some cases ditched altogether. This has never sat well with me, a proper middle button is invaluable for pasting, games, and navigation. More than that, my hand categorically rejects two button mice — the dangling ring finger causes me genuine physical discomfort. I have begged Logitech on multiple occasions to make just one, among their many screwy specialty mice, to replace the Mouseman which I loved so dearly. I thought for a moment that I had been answered with the g600, only to find that they had put the right mouse button in the middle.
So my question to Slashdot is: where does a person turn for a three button mouse these days? I've only found two, both ergonomic and priced accordingly. I use the Contour and like the shape and wheel position, but would love to find something wireless and with a higher DPI sensor.
So my question to Slashdot is: where does a person turn for a three button mouse these days? I've only found two, both ergonomic and priced accordingly. I use the Contour and like the shape and wheel position, but would love to find something wireless and with a higher DPI sensor.
xmodmap -e "pointer = 1 3 2"
It's harder to push and often inadvertently invokes a scroll event. Plus, you need to bend your middle finger to push it in properly, otherwise you may perhaps click the left or right button as well. To be honest, I think a mouse with side buttons is a better choice; and I don't really buy the 'dangling ring finger' argument; mine is always holding the mouse with the ring finger; my pinky is just below that, holding the mouse too. Unless you have really Rachmaninovian hands, there's no need for fingers to dangle.
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Chances are you can re-map that logitech g600's buttons to do whatever you want. You can probably do it driverless as well, which means the changes survive across plugging the mouse into a different PC. Pick one up on Amazon and if it doesn't work the way you want, they let you return it.
I have a G600. I just checked, and you can reprogram the primary buttons to anything you like.
If you can't convince them, convict them.
A lot of people are suggesting that the G600 might be reprogrammable, but they all note that they don't have the mouse, so they don't know for sure.
I do.
I just checked it, and you can reprogram the primary mouse buttons to anything you want. You can also set that as the mouse's built-in configuration, so you don't need to use the drivers and the settings will be persistent across computers. Have fun.
If you can't convince them, convict them.
Or instead of calling the person an idiot, try reading the summary?
"...the middle mouse button has been sidelined to an inadequate click-wheel function..."
It's from the first fucking sentence.
USB 3-button optical mouse for $12. Problem solved.
Middle click pastes the last selected text segment under X11. For people who uses Linux for work, or at home, having a mouse with three buttons is very convenient.
Don't you get tired from using a trackpad all day? I think a mouse is more comfortable for long term use.
English is not my first language. Corrections and suggestions are welcome.
but you still have to use ctrl c and ctrl x. how does it help to have a dedicated ctrl v button? seems like a strange hill to die on to insist on a 3 button mouse. don't you think?
The middle button acts like CTRL-V. Selecting the text automatically places it in its own paste buffer, so you can CTRL-C some other text and have an entirely different selection and two paste options--I've actually done that before. After using Linux 20 plus years, I can tell you it's weird not to have that functionality when I happen to be at windows machine.
You are correct about it not replacing CTRL-X.
Yes, I can confirm that.
I have used the G600 for a long time now and the way it works is that you need a computer with the logitech software installed, reprogram all the buttons any way you want (you can move the right click button to the side shift-function button and then program the middle button however you want) then save the profile into the mouse memory which will let it remember those settings on any other computer without the drivers installed (with the exception of some game-specific macros).
Most of the recent logitech mice are capable of this.
Or you can do that all in the settings (at least on Linux and OS X)
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Middle mouse works to paste in terminals, like Xterm, where ctrl+v does not work. Additionally, it's very efficient. In a terminal I can double click a string and paste the string much more efficiently than using a keyboard. Yeah, I know.. if you are using Windows you really don't worry too much about efficiency either.
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I have a G600. It is trivial to remap the buttons to perform like you want.